Five haunting stories. One cherry pie recipe. Five Slices of Death.
Five Slices of Death is a collection of five brief stories about death, each a distillation of some emotional reaction death may cause in us. The stories in this book are meant to cast a bit of light into the shadows of one of our most basic and elemental fears, to provide an opportunity for introspection and perhaps even alarm, as well as simply to entertain. Each story strives to reach some emotional, philosophical, or horrific resonance with the reader. Each story is, in its own way, a commentary on life.
Five haunting stories. One cherry pie recipe. Five Slices of Death.
Five Slices of Death is a collection of five brief stories about death, each a distillation of some emotional reaction death may cause in us. The stories in this book are meant to cast a bit of light into the shadows of one of our most basic and elemental fears, to provide an opportunity for introspection and perhaps even alarm, as well as simply to entertain. Each story strives to reach some emotional, philosophical, or horrific resonance with the reader. Each story is, in its own way, a commentary on life.
The titles of the included stories are: "My Life, Dimly Lit," "Searching," "The Toll of Technology," "How to Say Goodbye," and "A Delicate Touch." These are not long tales—some are quite short, but they are nevertheless potent. For example, in 2010, the final story, "A Delicate Touch," won the Raw Dog Screaming Press 100 Jolts Retrospective Writing Contest.
But lest these stories run too dark and macabre, as an antidote a mouthwatering cherry pie recipe is also included, so that the reader can enjoy a slice of solace along with a slice of death.
Kendall Giles is a writer, computer scientist, educator, and participant observer of all things geek.
In 2011, he was invited to read his short story “Searching” at the international invitational Think Small exhibition at the artspace gallery in Richmond, Virginia. In 2010, his story “A Delicate Touch” won the Raw Dog Screaming Press 100 Jolts Retrospective Writing Contest. Other stories, articles, and research papers have been included in The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature Journal, InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences, and more than a dozen academic journals and conference proceedings in the fields of information systems, computer science, knowledge discovery, statistics, and cybernetics.
He has an undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech (Electrical Engineering) and a PhD from Johns Hopkins (Computer Science), with a variety of work and travel experiences thrown in between.
On his website you’ll find a collection of his writing, reviews, and articles on fitness, technology, and helping you make the most out of your day.
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Five haunting stories. One cherry pie recipe. Five Slices of Death.Five Slices of Death is a collection of five brief stories about death, each a distillation of some emotional reaction death may cause in us. The stories in this book are meant to cast a bit of light into the shadows of one of our most basic and elemental fears, to provide an opportunity for introspection and perhaps even alarm, as well as simply to entertain. Each story strives to reach some emotional, philosophical, or horrific resonance with the reader. Each story is, in its own way, a commentary on life.
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